Whalefall Review: Austin Abrams Survives Whale Stomach in Thriller
Critics describe the adaptation of Daniel Kraus' novel as a preposterous but sincere survival thriller starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue.
The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 13 Oct 2026. The New York Times published first, on 13 October at 09:01 UTC; Variety followed 30h 59m later. The most recent article, from Consequence, appeared on 14 October at 16:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), IndieWire, Consequence.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The New York TimesAustin Abrams, the Star of “Whalefall” and “Resident Evil,” Is Pretty Chill
- Variety‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Gets Swallowed by a Whale in an Unintentionally Preposterous Thriller — a Tale of Human Perseverance and Mammalian Stomach Lining
- The Hollywood Reporter‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Struggles to Escape the Digestive Tract of a Whopper Mammal in a Dumb Thriller That Takes Itself Way Too Seriously
- IndieWire‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Battles a Bellyful of Daddy Issues in Brutal Survival Thriller
- News FeedWhalefall — jaunty update of Jonah needed a little less blubber
- ConsequenceThe Very Freaky Whalefall Confirms That Getting Swallowed by a Whale Is No Fun: Review
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Whalefall — jaunty update of Jonah needed a little less blubber News Feed ·
- ‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Gets Swallowed by a Whale in an Unintentionally Preposterous Thriller — a Tale of Human Perseverance and Mammalian Stomach Lining Variety ·
- ‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Struggles to Escape the Digestive Tract of a Whopper Mammal in a Dumb Thriller That Takes Itself Way Too Seriously The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Austin Abrams, the Star of “Whalefall” and “Resident Evil,” Is Pretty Chill The New York Times ·
- The Very Freaky Whalefall Confirms That Getting Swallowed by a Whale Is No Fun: Review Consequence
- ‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Battles a Bellyful of Daddy Issues in Brutal Survival Thriller IndieWire
In this story
- Austin Abrams
- Josh Brolin
- Elisabeth Shue
- Brian Duffield
- Daniel Kraus